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One Way Swim
One Way Swim
Lee, Lennard - 13/07/2004
Swimmer(s)
Lee, Lennard
Date
13/07/2004
Duration of swim
09:45
Pilot
N. Streeter
Pilot boat
Suva
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Leonard, Mair - 06/08/1969
Swimmer(s)
Leonard, Mair
Date
06/08/1969
Successful swim number
203
Successful swimmer number
140
Successful swim number France - England
159
Duration of swim
19:45
Trainer
Tyrell, Peter
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lewis, Helene - 19/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Lewis, Helene
Date
19/08/1979
Successful swim number
381
Successful swimmer number
236
Successful swim number England - France
188
Duration of swim
11:12
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lloyd, Jeffery - 28/08/1978
Swimmer(s)
Lloyd, Jeffery
Date
28/08/1978
Successful swim number
364
Successful swimmer number
226
Successful swim number England - France
172
Duration of swim
11:47
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lodge, Suzanne - 29/07/1975
Swimmer(s)
Lodge, Suzanne
Date
29/07/1975
Successful swim number
270
Successful swimmer number
179
Successful swim number France - England
180
Duration of swim
16:05
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Longworth, Ann - 05/07/1968
Swimmer(s)
Longworth, Ann
Date
05/07/1968
Successful swim number
191
Successful swimmer number
134
Successful swim number France - England
156
Duration of swim
12:04
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lopez-Bonilla, Laura - 04/08/2002
Swimmer(s)
Lopez-Bonilla, Laura
Date
04/08/2002
Duration of swim
15:39
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
A. Cleveland
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Lopez, Danilo - 20/09/1965
Swimmer(s)
Lopez, Danilo
Date
20/09/1965
Successful swim number
173
Successful swimmer number
122
Successful swim number France - England
140
Duration of swim
16:45
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lopez, Miguel Gonzalez - 09/09/1959
Swimmer(s)
Lopez, Miguel Gonzalez
Date
09/09/1959
Successful swim number
125
Successful swimmer number
90
Successful swim number France - England
106
Duration of swim
14:44
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Shakespeare Beach
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lotfi, Osama Rashad - 30/07/1972
Swimmer(s)
Lotfi, Osama Rashad
Date
30/07/1972
Successful swim number
240
Successful swimmer number
161
Successful swim number England - France
65
Duration of swim
10:33
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lowry, Ethel 'Sunny' - 29/08/1933
Description
START. 6 36pm Aug 28. FINISH 10 17am Aug 29. Cap Gris-Nez - St Margaret’s Bay. Grease; Chilli paste & Lanolin. Food; Coffee, cocoa, beef tea from a medicine bottle(no solids). Weight 14 st 7 lbs. Height 5ft 4ins. Stroke; Front Crawl. Started 1h 45m after high tide. Neap tide. C.S.A Observer Mr Roger Bazin.
Swimmer(s)
Lowry, Ethel 'Sunny'
Date
29/08/1933
Successful swim number
18
Successful swimmer number
18
Successful swim number France - England
15
Duration of swim
15:41
Pilot
Louis Corthes with the Betts brothers as boatmen
Pilot boat
Isabelle
Trainer
Jabez Wolffe
Notes
Ratified by C.S.A. 30 March 1958. 24 witnesses, including her Mother. This was her third attempt. 2005 awarded M.B.E. for services to swimming. 2003 inducted into the swimming hall of fame. There were 18 attempts in 1933. Only Sunny was successful. Two sisters - Annie, who was Northern Counties back stroke champion, and Betty, represented Manchester school girls.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Luscombe, Jane - 27/08/1978
Swimmer(s)
Luscombe, Jane
Date
27/08/1978
Successful swim number
361
Successful swimmer number
224
Successful swim number England - France
170
Duration of swim
11:53
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lyle, Robert - 20/09/1970
Swimmer(s)
Lyle, Robert
Date
20/09/1970
Successful swim number
225
Successful swimmer number
152
Successful swim number France - England
170
Duration of swim
16:35
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Mabileau, Adrien - 11/09/1963
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez 5am with Montilly, swm side-by-side, landing east of Dover 9.15am
Swimmer(s)
Mabileau, Adrien
Date
11/09/1963
Successful swim number
155
Successful swimmer number
108
Successful swim number France - England
128
Duration of swim
15:35
Pilot boat
Saint-Jean trawler
Notes
French organised. Swam with Montilly
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
MacDonald, Marcella - 06/07/2003
Swimmer(s)
MacDonald, Marcella
Date
06/07/2003
Duration of swim
11:27
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
F. Richards
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
MacDonald, Marcella - 27/07/2001
Swimmer(s)
MacDonald, Marcella
Date
27/07/2001
Duration of swim
09:53
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
J. Carter
Notes
1st leg of 2-way, total 21:19
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
MacDonald, Marcella - 27/07/2001
Swimmer(s)
MacDonald, Marcella
Date
27/07/2001
Duration of swim
11:26
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
J. Carter
Notes
2nd leg of 2-way, total 21:19
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
MacDonald, Ronald - 31/07/1982
Swimmer(s)
MacDonald, Ronald
Date
31/07/1982
Successful swim number
446
Successful swimmer number
259
Successful swim number England - France
245
Duration of swim
11:00
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Mace, David - 16/08/1971
Swimmer(s)
Mace, David
Date
16/08/1971
Successful swim number
230
Successful swimmer number
155
Successful swim number England - France
58
Duration of swim
11:21
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
MadelÚnat, Jean-Paul - 18/08/2002
Swimmer(s)
MadelÚnat, Jean-Paul
Date
18/08/2002
Duration of swim
14:46
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
C. Cobbett
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Maguire, Paul - 28/07/2002
Swimmer(s)
Maguire, Paul
Date
28/07/2002
Duration of swim
16:55
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
C. Cobbett
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Maier, Michael - 01/08/2002
Date
01/08/2002
Duration of swim
12:54
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
C. Cobbett
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Maier, Michael - 27/07/2004
Date
27/07/2004
Duration of swim
14:38
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
B. Beadle
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Malek, Abdul - 11/09/1966
Swimmer(s)
Malek, Abdul
Date
11/09/1966
Successful swim number
180
Successful swimmer number
127
Successful swim number France - England
146
Duration of swim
13:42
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
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